Vantara gives care to elephants that went berserk throughout Ahmedabad Rath Yatra

Wildlife rehabilitation centre Vantara stepped in with veterinarians, senior mahouts and specially-equipped ambulances when some elephants appeared visibly agitated in the course of the Ahmedabad Rath Yatra final week.

The incident, wherein elephants concerned within the procession appeared panicked, leading to chaos and concern amongst onlookers, additionally raised issues about using animals in high-stress, crowded environments, based on a press release from Vantara. Following the incident, state forest officers sought help from Vantara, an built-in wildlife rescue and rehabilitation facility primarily based in Jamnagar, it mentioned.

“… Their staff responded swiftly and professionally, working carefully with our officers and native animal handlers to evaluate the elephants’ situation and guarantee their secure relocation,” mentioned Dr Okay Ramesh, chief conservator of forests in Gujarat.

He mentioned the staff from Vantara supplied fast medical care, trauma help and behavioural assessments to the affected elephants.

The animals at the moment are underneath ongoing care at Vantara’s facility, which is supplied to deal with such circumstances, he mentioned.

“Vantara dispatched an emergency staff of veterinarians, senior mahouts and specially-equipped elephant ambulances to the positioning,” the assertion added.

Mahendra Jha, trustee of the Shree Jagannath Mandir Belief Committee, mentioned the intervention ensured well timed medical consideration and rehabilitation for the elephants.

“We deeply respect Vantara’s dedication to animal welfare. Their well timed intervention ensured that the elephants acquired the eye and rehabilitation they urgently required,” he mentioned.

The incident, captured on social media, has additionally drawn consideration from animal welfare teams and the general public, lots of whom took to social media to specific concern and name for modifications in how animals are handled throughout festivals, the assertion learn. Based as a large-scale conservation initiative, Vantara which implies Star of the Forest, goals to offer a secure haven for rescued wildlife together with elephants, leopards, reptiles, and birds, it learn.

The centre is staffed by veterinarians, zoologists and caregivers, and is constructed to worldwide requirements for animal rehabilitation, it added.